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Britain, Germany: Won't take part in airstrikes on Syria
2014-09-12
[Ynet] Britannia's foreign secretary says his country won't participate in Arclight airstrikes on Syria, following an announcement from Washington that it would begin hitting targets inside the country.

Speaking Thursday after talks with his German counterpart Frank-Walter Steinmeier, Philip Hammond said Britannia won't be "revisiting" the issue after Parliament decided last year against participating in Arclight airstrikes.

Germany often shuns taking part in combat operations and Steinmeier said his country also wouldn't join in any Arclight airstrikes.
Posted by:trailing wife

#9  Re: #5 "the will"...
Posted by: borgboy   2014-09-12 15:22  

#8  I was all for strikes in Syria; but now also vs. Syria, neither.

We use drones, Syria gets a shot at anti-drone theory and whether they shoot one down or not will improve air defense capability, which I would imagine they would share with their allies.

Using manned aircraft creates the scenario of a shoot down with captive airmen.

So we tomahawk Syria without a UN fig leaf, or do nothing and look the toothless hooker.

Did Barry just deep six our foreign policy for a long shot grab at the media hill for election purposes? Seems to me hawks and doves on all sides are wtf.
Posted by: swksvolFF   2014-09-12 15:15  

#7  Britain might not be going but what about Scotland?
Posted by: rjschwarz   2014-09-12 14:48  

#6  Coalition of the dubious
Posted by: regular joe   2014-09-12 13:06  

#5  Cause Libya worked out so well?

[Why does this all seem to follow the unending war in Sri Lanka - till someone had the will to decisively finish it?]
Posted by: Procopius2k   2014-09-12 12:10  

#4  Angela may still be smarting from her NSA experience. The Germans tend to have long memories and numerous reminders with regard to failed foreign misadventures. The fledgling Islamic State of Great Britain has numerous other overriding domestic concerns.
Posted by: Besoeker   2014-09-12 10:49  

#3  They're both to busy selling munitions wholesale to personally deliver any retail.
Posted by: ed in texas   2014-09-12 07:47  

#2  France is in, this is a mission the Charles deGaulle was built for.
Posted by: Shipman   2014-09-12 07:31  

#1  Wossamatter? Can't even build a coalition as well as Boosh?
Posted by: Bobby   2014-09-12 07:22  

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